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Dropped Connection After A While in EX6150, All Lights Green Still
I moved into a new build house and had never myself connected a wireless client to the EX6150 in the years that have passed. But now I'm putting it between the modem/router and my PC (I will eventua...
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The modem/router is a HUMAX BGW320-500, used by AT&T internet service. The functionality of that device includes the user being given form controls to find the "best channel" in the scan of the modem's 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies (image 1).
Here is what the EX6150 status page looks like when connected to the network (image 2) and note that the device is set in FastLane feature: Router <==> EX6150 in 5GHz mode (image 3)
It should be noted that the EX6150 "WiFi Channel" is set to "Auto" (image 4), which I think is for clients and not its connection to the modem/router. The modem/router decided the best 2.4GHz channel is 11, and 5 GHz are 36 and 149
I power-cycled the EX6150 yesterday, and it is still connected to the modem/router. No client was put on it, but as soon as I do, I can expect EX6150 to drop its connection to modem/router and clients. It will show green on all lights, it will broadcast a _2GEXT signal, but refuse to connect to anything on either router or client side.
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You might try enabling dynamic ip address.
Also, in fastlane, the one band is dedicated to the router and the other for devices.
so you still might get drops for the devices connected to the extender because they're on 2.4ghz. 2.4ghz is more sensitive to interference.
Does the extender work when you connect devices to it?